/// <summary>
/// Sets country code for this distance this looks up appropriate full name (kilometer or mile)
/// </summary>
/// <param name="localeCode">Full locale code(en-US) or only country code (CA) for this distance</param>
/// <returns>Lower cased full name for distance unit (kilometer or mile)</returns>
public string LocaleName(string localeCode)
{
CountryCode = localeCode;
switch (SystemType)
{
case MeasurementType.Imperial: return(DistanceSpan.Name(this, DistanceType.Mile));
default:
return(DistanceSpan.Name(this, DistanceType.Kilometer));
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Displays the value of this span. Use one of the format prefixes to determine output value and format. See
/// notes for important formatting details
/// </summary>
/// <param name="format">Format argument as provided in the string.Format call</param>
/// <param name="formatProvider">Format provider as passed in the string.Format call</param>
/// <returns>Formatted value of this span</returns>
/// <example>
/// <para></para>
/// <para>Uppercase values display entire word. Lowercase values display abbreviation</para>
/// <para>{0:^KM} ==> 1.345 kilometers</para>
/// <para>{0:^km} ==> 1.345 km</para>
/// <para>{0:^MI} ==> 1.345 miles</para>
/// <para>{0:^MI} ==> 1.345 mi</para>
/// <para></para>
/// <para><b>String Format Codes</b></para>
/// <para>^(KM,km) kilometers, km</para>
/// <para>^(M,m) meters, m</para>
/// <para>^(CM,cm) centimeters, m</para>
/// <para>^(MM,mm) millimeters, mm</para>
/// <para>^(MI,mi) miles, mi.</para>
/// <para>^(YD,yd) yards, yd.</para>
/// <para>^(FT,ft) feet, ft.</para>
/// <para>^(IN,in) inches, in.</para>
/// <para>^(NM,nm) nautical, nm.</para>
/// <para></para>
/// <para>^(Km) return kilometers without unit identifier (e.g. km)</para>
/// <para>^(Cm) return centimeters without unit identifier</para>
/// <para>^() no distance span specified but delimiter '^' optionally is. Return meters</para>
/// <para>^(Mm) return millimeters without unit identifier</para>
/// <para>^(Mi) return miles without unit identifier</para>
/// <para>^(Yd) return yards without unit identifier</para>
/// <para>^(Ft) return feet without unit identifier</para>
/// <para>^(In) return Inches without unit identifier</para>
/// <para>^(Nm) return nautical miles without unit identifer</para>
/// <para><b>Numerical Formatting</b></para>
/// <para>You can change the default numerical formatting by supplying .Net standard numerical formatting codes in front of the abbreviation suffix</para>
/// <para></para>
/// <para>{0:00#.00K} to display leading zeros => 001.20 kilometers</para>
/// </example>
/// <remarks>Formatting codes had to be chosen not to conflict with existing numerical formatting codes</remarks>
public string ToString(string format, IFormatProvider formatProvider)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(format) == true)
{
return(_meters.ToString(formatProvider));
}
string[] aParts = format.Split(new char[] { '^' });
if (aParts.Length < 2) // distance span delimiter '^' not specified so just use default numeric formatting and return meters
{
return(string.Format(formatProvider, format, TotalMeters)); //return value in meters (default)
}
string sFormat = "{0";
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(aParts[0]) == false)
{
sFormat += ":" + aParts[0];
}
sFormat += "}";
switch (aParts[1])
{
case "KM": return(string.Format(formatProvider, sFormat + " " + DistanceSpan.Name(this, DistanceType.Kilometer), TotalKilometers));
case "km": return(string.Format(formatProvider, sFormat + " " + DistanceSpan.Abbreviation(DistanceType.Kilometer), TotalKilometers));
case "M": return(string.Format(formatProvider, sFormat + " " + DistanceSpan.Name(this, DistanceType.Meter), TotalMeters));
case "m": return(string.Format(formatProvider, sFormat + " " + DistanceSpan.Abbreviation(DistanceType.Meter), TotalMeters));
case "CM": return(string.Format(formatProvider, sFormat + " " + DistanceSpan.Name(this, DistanceType.Centimeter), TotalCentimeters));
case "cm": return(string.Format(formatProvider, sFormat + " " + DistanceSpan.Abbreviation(DistanceType.Centimeter), TotalCentimeters));
case "MM": return(string.Format(formatProvider, sFormat + " " + DistanceSpan.Name(this, DistanceType.Millimeter), TotalMillimeters));
case "mm": return(string.Format(formatProvider, sFormat + " " + DistanceSpan.Abbreviation(DistanceType.Millimeter), TotalMillimeters));
case "MI": return(string.Format(formatProvider, sFormat + " " + DistanceSpan.Name(this, DistanceType.Mile), TotalMiles));
case "mi": return(string.Format(formatProvider, sFormat + " " + DistanceSpan.Abbreviation(DistanceType.Mile), TotalMiles));
case "YD": return(string.Format(formatProvider, sFormat + " " + DistanceSpan.Name(this, DistanceType.Yard), TotalYards));
case "yd": return(string.Format(formatProvider, sFormat + " " + DistanceSpan.Abbreviation(DistanceType.Yard), TotalYards));
case "FT": return(string.Format(formatProvider, sFormat + " " + DistanceSpan.Name(this, DistanceType.Foot), TotalFeet));
case "ft": return(string.Format(formatProvider, sFormat + " " + DistanceSpan.Abbreviation(DistanceType.Foot), TotalFeet));
case "IN": return(string.Format(formatProvider, sFormat + " " + DistanceSpan.Name(this, DistanceType.Inch), TotalInches));
case "in": return(string.Format(formatProvider, sFormat + " " + DistanceSpan.Abbreviation(DistanceType.Inch), TotalInches));
case "NM": return(string.Format(formatProvider, sFormat + " " + DistanceSpan.Name(this, DistanceType.MileNautical), TotalNauticalMiles));
case "nm": return(string.Format(formatProvider, sFormat + " " + DistanceSpan.Abbreviation(DistanceType.MileNautical), TotalNauticalMiles));
case "Km": return(string.Format(formatProvider, sFormat, TotalKilometers));
case "": return(string.Format(formatProvider, sFormat, TotalMeters));
case "Cm": return(string.Format(formatProvider, sFormat, TotalCentimeters));
case "Mm": return(string.Format(formatProvider, sFormat, TotalMillimeters));
case "Mi": return(string.Format(formatProvider, sFormat, TotalMiles));
case "Yd": return(string.Format(formatProvider, sFormat, TotalYards));
case "Ft": return(string.Format(formatProvider, sFormat, TotalFeet));
case "In": return(string.Format(formatProvider, sFormat, TotalInches));
case "Nm": return(string.Format(formatProvider, sFormat, TotalNauticalMiles));
}
throw new FormatException(string.Format("Unable to display requested format: '{0}'", format));
}